US President Donald Trump’s administration targeted Houston-based law firm Susman Godfrey LLP in an executive order Wednesday, zeroing in on the firm’s previous defamation litigation related to the 2020 US election, as well as its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The administration has targeted other large law firms over similar programs, deeming them “unlawful discrimination.”

In the executive order, Trump said taking action against Susman Godfrey was “necessary to address the significant risks, egregious conduct, and conflicts of interest associated with” the law firm. The order stated:

Susman spearheads efforts to weaponize the American legal system and degrade the quality of American elections. Susman also funds groups that engage in dangerous efforts to undermine the effectiveness of the United States military through the injection of political and radical ideology, and it supports efforts to discriminate on the basis of race.

The order suspends the security clearances of Susman Godfrey’s attorneys, restricts their access to government buildings, and threatens federal contracts held by the law firm’s clients.

Susman Godfrey represented Dominion Voting Systems in a defamation lawsuit related to the 2020 election, against Fox News Network and Fox Corporation, that resulted in a $787.5 million settlement. The firm also represents Dominion in similar civil lawsuits against One America News Network, Newsmax TV, former New York City Mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, and other attorneys who represented Trump in his various legal battles after the 2020 election.

Susman Godfrey LLP wrote in a statement: “Anyone who knows Susman Godfrey knows we believe in the rule of law, and we take seriously our duty to uphold it. This principle guides us now. There is no question that we will fight this unconstitutional order.”

Several other law firms have faced similar actions by the Trump administration, including Perkins Coie, which represented former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the aftermath of the 2016 US presidential election. Perkins Coie is one of multiple firms that has sued the administration in response to the sanctions, asking the US District Court for the District of Columbia to permanently block the executive order sanctioning the firm last week. In March, two federal judges also blocked executive orders targeting law firms WilmerHale and Jenner & Block.

Several firms, including Millbank, Skadden, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul Weiss), have reached agreements with the Trump administration to avoid penalties after similar executive orders were issued targeting them. In March, Trump rescinded an executive order targeting Paul Weiss, one of the largest multinational firms in the US over its DEI programs. Former attorneys of the firm were involved in legal actions against Trump and participants in the January 6 Capital riots, which also played a role in Trump’s executive order against the firm. Paul Weiss agreed with the Trump administration’s requests to eliminate its DEI programs, submit to an audit of employment practices, and provide free legal services for Trump causes to avoid further action against them.